San Mateo County Local diamond briefs • Thursday, May 14, 2026

It took a little bit longer than expected, but the Vikings managed to pull out a walk-off win on the final day of the season, beating the Warriors 2-1 in eight innings Thursday in Millbrae.

Things were looking bleak for Mills (1-13 PAL Ocean, 6-18 overall), trailing 1-0 after five innings. But the Vikings tied the game in the bottom of the sixth to get to extra innings and then walked off South City (2-12, 9-18) in the bottom of the eighth. The Warriors took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth.

Tino Janke was the star of the show for Mills. Not only did he drive in a run and score a run, he was a workhorse on the mound. He pitched all eight innings, giving up one run while scattering five hits. He had two strikeouts and two walks and threw 103 pitches in the process.

Hagan Chan had the other RBI for the Vikings, with Nick Lafon scoring a run.

Diego Carranza had an RBI-double to drive in the run for South City. Vince Bernal was saddled with the loss, as he came on to pitch the seventh. That was in relief of Emilio Oseguera, who worked the first six innings, allowing one run on seven hits.

THURSDAY

Baseball

Aragon 4, San Mateo 1

The Dons scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth and added an insurance run in the sixth to avoid the sweep by the Bearcats.

With Bearcats’ loss, coupled with a Half Moon Bay win over Terra Nova, means San Mateo and the Cougars finish in a tie for second place in the Ocean Division standings.

San Mateo (10-4 PAL Ocean, 19-8 overall) will get the Ocean Division’s second automatic bid to the Central Coast Section playoffs over HMB because the Bearcats swept the Cougars in a two-game set earlier this season.

The Bearcats took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third Thursday, but Aragon (7-7, 15-12) took the lead for good with a three-run fourth.

Brandon Potter, Saxon Lucia, Nick Mazzola and James Wright all drove in a run for the Dons to make a winner of Alex Gosselin, who pitched a complete game. Gosselin gave up one run while scattering six hits, striking out two and walking two.

San Mateo’s Christian Louie, despite eight strikeouts, took the loss, allowing only one earned run on five hits in five innings of work. Julio Calderon accounted for the Bearcats’ RBI.

Half Moon Bay 8, Terra Nova 2

The Cougars pulled into a tie for second place with San Mateo in the Ocean Division standings after completing the sweep of the rival Tigers.

HMB (10-4 PAL Ocean, 17-9) will have to wait to see if its receives an at-large berth to the CCS playoffs. The top two teams in the Ocean earn automatic bids and San Mateo will get the second by virtue of a two-game sweep of Half Moon Bay.

HMB and Terra Nova (8-6, 15-12) scored a run in the first inning. The Cougars took a 2-1 lead with a run in the bottom of the fourth before breaking the game open with a five-run fifth.

Austin Snead and Aiden James each drove in a run for Terra Nova, while HMB scored eight runs on nine hits.

In other action ...

Apparently, El Camino (15-0 PAL Lake, 21-5 overall) had one game left in the regular season, and the Colts won that one, too, shutting out Jefferson (0-15, 1-21) 11-0.

Harker (11-4 PAL Lake, 16-10 overall) topped Crystal (4-11, 4-14-1), 9-4.

Priory (10-5 PAL Lake, 16-5 overall) beat Westmoor (5-10, 8-11), 18-11.

Final PAL Ocean Division standings: Sacred Heart Prep 12-2, San Mateo 10-4, Half Moon Bay 10-4, Terra Nova 8-6, Aragon 7-7, Woodside 6-8, South City 2-12, Mills 1-13.

Final PAL Lake Division standings: El Camino 15-0, Harker 11-4, Priory 10-5, Westmoor 5-10, Crystal 4-11, Jefferson 0-15.

Softball

Burlingame 11, Sequoia 4

The Panthers wrapped up at least a share of the PAL Ocean Division title after beating the Ravens.

Burlingame (8-1 PAL Ocean, 15-8 overall) holds a one-game lead over Menlo-Atherton. A Panthers win Friday over Terra Nova would give them the outright championship.

Like they did in Tuesday’ showdown win over M-A, the Panthers jumped out to a quick lead. They scored three in the top of the first and added two more in the second. It was deuces wild the rest of the way with two runs scored in the fourth, sixth and seventh innings.

Brooke Arce led the way offensively, going 3 for 3 with a double, was twice hit by pitches and drove in a game-high four runs. Sister Sam Arce added a pair of RBIs for Burlingame, as well.

That made a winner of Aditi Bafna, who worked the first four innings, scattering seven hits and allowing a run. Kiley Lyons pitched the final three innings.

Ocken Maren and Annie Gottshall each drove in a run for Sequoia (2-7, 6-13).

Menlo-Atherton 17, Notre Dame-SJ 3

The Bears, who were shut out 8-0 by Burlingame Tuesday, took out their frustrations on the Regents, reaching double-digit runs for the 16th time this season in the mercy-rule win, keeping their Ocean Division championship hopes alive.

M-A (8-2 PAL Ocean, 19-4 overall) needs a Terra Nova win over division-leading Burlingame Friday to claim a share of the Ocean crown.

NDSJ (3-7, 11-13) led 3-2 after two innings, but the Bears took the lead for good with six runs in the top of the third and six more in the fourth. They added three more in the fifth.

In other action ...

King’s Academy (5-9 PAL Bay, 10-11 overall) got past Carlmont (0-14, 3-22-1), 12-9.

Woodside (6-8 PAL Bay, 15-9 overall) beat Mills (5-9, 13-11), 6-2.

Final PAL Bay Division standings: San Mateo 11-3, Hillsdale 11-3, Aragon 10-4, Capuchino 7-7, Woodside 6-8, Mill 5-9, King’s Academy 5-9, Carlmont 0-14.

PAL Ocean Division standings: Burlingame 8-1, Menlo-Atherton 8-2, Notre Dame-Belmont 6-3, Notre Dame-SJ 3-7, Sequoia 2-7, Terra Nova 1-8.